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2018/4/5 NAGANO CHERRY BLOSSOM UPDATE
In Japan the season of spring is heavily celebrated. The most famous habit the Japanese display is sitting under colorful cherry blossoms and just watching the blossoms bloom while drinking a beer, et...JIGOKUDANI MONKEY PARK: SUMMER OPENING TIMES
Winter is officially with the last bits of snow disappearing in the Park. With the changing of the seasons the opening times of the Snow Monkey Park have changed as well.The opening times of t...GETTING TO HOTEL SENJUKAKU FROM TOKYO, KANAZAWA, AND NAGOYA
One of the best ryokans (traditional Japanese inn) in the Snow Monkey area is Kanbayashi Hotel Senjukaku, the ryokan closest to the Snow Monkey Park. From the ryokan, it is only a 30 minute walk t...SHIGA KOGEN POWDER REPORT: ICHINOSE FAMILY TREE RUN
Another favorite area in Shiga Kogen for lovers of tree runs is a course which runs from the top of Ichinose Family Area down to bottom. It's a little hard to find the course on the map so here is how...SHIGA KOGEN POWDER REPORT – TERAKOYA TREE RUN
This winter season (2017/2018) in Shiga Kogen brought a lot of powder snow and many fantastic days of skiing and snowboarding. The early and massive snowfall experienced in December created a good ba...How To: Introducing the Hokuriku Arch Pass
Japan Rail offers a range of passes to international visitors that offer fantastic convenience and savings. While the full Japan Rail (JR) Pass is well-known and well-used by foreigner travelers in ...